Tag: Japan

Chiiori: Lost Japan

When I read Alex Kerr’s book Lost Japan back in 1996, I fell in love with the idea of visiting Chiiori. Never, never ever in

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Kumano Kodo Day Three

When I looked again at the map for the Kogumotori-goe section we walked on our third day of the Kumano Kodo, how to write about

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Kumano Kodo Day Two

Day two on the Kumano Kodo had its ups and downs and proved the name Luck-Sure-Be Travel that Magellan and I gave ourselves in planning

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Kumano Kodo Day One

It was my fault that we were drenched when we arrived at the start of the Kumano Kodo. Grey sheets of rain were pounding down

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Grave Concerns

When making reservations for our first two nights in Japan, I found something rather odd. We wanted to stay in a temple in the mountain

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